Cracker or cake box.



P. J. IMMIGK. GRAGKER 0R CAKE BOX. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13,11912.1,083,832. t Patented Jan. 6; 1914.

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CRACKER R CAKE BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led September 13, 1912.

Patented Jan. 6, 1 914.

serial No. 720,251.

To all ua om it may concern.'

lie it known that I, FRANK J. linnen, a citizen ot' the United States,residing at Poughkeepsie` in the county of Dutchess and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cracker or CakeBoxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cracker or cake boxes and one of-the`)rincipal objects of the invention is to provide a simple and etticientdevice of this character wherein access may be had to the interior ofthe. same irrespective of they location of the box whether piled inparallel rows two or more deep or not. l `requently these cases arearranged in rows parallel to each other so that it is impossible to pullout the drawer of the boxes a sutilcient distance to remove the crackersor cakes therein and where the rows are two or more deep it isimpossible to raise the usual lid.

It is the object of this invention therefore to avoid these difficultiesand the invention f consists in the combination of a cracker or cake boxhaving a slidingr drawer the upper section of the front of which ishinged so as to be readily lowered.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a box of thischaracter having the upper portion of the drawer front hinged and'provided with novel locking mechanism for holdin it in closed posit-ion.

Further objects of ie invention will appear as the following` specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanyin drawing whichforms a part of this application, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the box showing thc lid raised, the drawer partiallywithdrawn from the casing and the hinged front. thereof partiallylowered. Fig. 2 is a. vertical section through the box taken from thefront to the rear thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on theline 3-3 of Fig. 9. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on theline 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail horizontal sectional view. Fig. 6is a perspective view of the locking bar removed from the door.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the box consists of a Casinhaving sides 1, back 2, bottom 3 and lid 4 linged to the back forclosing the upper end of the casing. The upper and forward ends of theside member are connected together b v a cross piece 5 which braces theside members and )revents their collapse or expansion. The ront edges ofthe side members are reinforced by a strip 6 so as to prevent accidentalbending or lateral distortion from any cause. Slidably mounted in thecasing between the sides l, the, bottom 3 and the cross piece 5 is adrawer consisting of side pieces 7, the bottom 8, back 9 and front 10.The front is flanged along its side edges as shown at 1.1 so as toengage the reinforcing strip G upon the sides 1 and limit the inwardmovement of the drawer. The front 10 is constructed in two sections 12and 13 the former oi which is hinged as shown at to the latter sectionso that when boxes are arranged in rows of two or more deep and it isimpossible to raise the lid 4 and there is insufficient room to pull outthe drawer enough to remove the contents, the door or section l2 may belowered to the position in Fig. 1. This door is held in raised positionby a latch bar 14, constructed of resilient material and having its endsslidably mounted in clips 15 secured to the inner face of the bar.Connected to the intermediate portion of the bar 14 is a pin or stud 16which extends through the front and is provided with an operating button17 as shown. By pressing inwardly upon the button 17 the bar is causedto ex and its ends withdrawn from the notches 18 formed in the sides 7.With this type of can the grocer can stack his cans one upon the otherto any height desired and if necessary he can arrange them in closeparallel rows. If the cans are arranged singly the lid 4 can be used togain access to the interior of the box or if they are arranged one abovethe other the drawer can be used to remove the contents. If they arearranged in rows one or more deep and it is impossible to get the draweropen sufliciently to remove the contents then the door or lsection 12can be lowered and sullicient, room obtained for thel insertion of thehand and the removal of the contents.

What is claimed is In a cracker box, a casing open at the top and oneside, a bridge piece connecting the sides of the casing adjacent theopen' top and side, a hinged lid for closing the top and eovering thebridge piece, a reinforcing-'J in testimony whereof -1 ax my signaturestrip for the front edge of the sides and a' in presence o two wimesses.

drawer -slidably mounted in the casing A through the open side andhaving a flanged FRANK J MICK 5 front to engage the reinforcing stripsfor Witnesses: l

the inward movement of the' Ummm H. PmLms,

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